Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 168: Brother-in-law is the Ex 68_1

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Brother-in-law is the Ex 68_1

Huang Lei lay on the bed, chatting on her phone with the agent about going abroad.

Although it would cost more, it could ensure that she could study abroad.

What Huang Lei wanted was the assurance that she could study abroad. As for how much money it would take, that really wasn’t within her scope of consideration.

Still, looking at the so-called lowest price quoted by the other party, Huang Lei couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

The price had been negotiated down a bit, but it was still a lot. There was only so much money at home, even though Huang Lixin and the others would still earn more.

But Huang Lixin had also said that it was impossible to give her all the money, as they were getting older and their health was gradually declining. They needed to keep some money for themselves.

The most they could support her with for studying abroad was the money initially decided for buying a house in Shencheng. And that sum wasn’t even that much to begin with for buying a house.

It wasn’t even enough to buy a big house in the city center, which left Huang Lei somewhat dissatisfied. She hadn’t expected that this little money would be all she had for her entire overseas expenses.

Agency fees would take away a significant portion, and then to not spend money abroad?

With less money, she couldn’t live in a nice house, couldn’t go to high-end places, and couldn’t buy branded stuff. Without these things, how was she supposed to hook up with wealthy people, which was key to whether she could land a wealthy person or not.

Huang Lei had thought about it; once she was abroad, she only had to play poor for a while, and Huang Lixin and his wife wouldn’t be able to ignore her.

As for the old couple’s future health and the need for medical expenses, wasn’t there Huang Jing? She was also their daughter and should take care of their parents.

Huang Lei had never considered that Huang Lixin and his wife spent the most money on her, and that she also had to take on the responsibility of supporting them in old age.

Huang Lei sighed again and exited the chat interface, but she thought about how to negotiate with Huang Lixin once more.

She then saw the message sent by Ho Zhen. Actually, she hadn’t wanted to open it. Not blocking him was already giving him enough face.

But she discovered that Ho Zhen’s last message was: If you don’t look, then don’t blame me for being rude.

"Hmph, scare who?" Huang Lei muttered to herself, but she still obediently opened it.

When she saw the message from Ho Zhen, her face went deathly pale, "Impossible, how could this be."

"Didn’t he say, say that he had deleted it?"

"How could it still be there?"

Huang Lei really felt like she was going crazy. She certainly knew the authenticity of these messages and the damage they could cause.

Before she left Ho Zhen, she had made so much effort, in various ways pleasing Ho Zhen, just wanting him to delete those things.

Clearly, Ho Zhen had already deleted everything in front of her; how could they, how could they still be there?

How could this happen? Huang Lei’s heart felt like it had plunged into an ice cave, chilling to the core.

She really didn’t dare to think about how Huang Lixin and his wife would react if they found out about this.

And what she feared the most was, what if Ho Zhen spread these things around?

Huang Lei knew that sometimes when this man went mad, he was really a lunatic.

Just as Huang Lei was frantically pacing, Ho Zhen sent another message: Did you see it?

Ho Zhen: Huang Lei, I know you’re there, and I know you’ll look. Of course, it’s fine if you don’t look. If you have no response for me in half an hour, I really won’t mind letting your parents see.

Ho Zhen: Of course, you could come up with all sorts of excuses to have them block me, then they wouldn’t see the things I send them.

Huang Lei really did have this idea, but she didn’t expect Ho Zhen to guess it right. From then on, she didn’t dare to do such a thing. She truly didn’t dare to.

Huang Lei wanted to beg for mercy, but thought better of it and chose not to type a word. She understood that once she pleaded, Ho Zhen would definitely become even more demanding, something neither she nor the Huang family could handle.

Now, Huang Lei was on the verge of tears. She had never imagined that the man she schemed to snatch away with no regard for her reputation would turn out to be a devil.

No, a man more terrifying than the devil himself.

Ho Zhen: When I first joined your family’s group chat, some people added me proactively, and I added some people too. If I send such a message to them...

Huang Jing wouldn’t pass judgment on relatives. In her view, relatives were just people you’d get along with if you could, and avoid if you couldn’t.

After all, she was going to work and live in Shencheng in the future. She didn’t visit her hometown often, and so didn’t have much interaction with them, just like familiar strangers.

But Huang Lei was different. She spent a lot of time with relatives, she was competitive, and her relationships with several of them were strained. She also often grumbled about them to Ho Zhen.

Back then, Ho Zhen did really listen to Huang Lei as she spoke, albeit not very attentively, while he pondered how he would get along with the Huang family’s relatives in the future.

He had not anticipated that the bits of gossip he collected at the time would now come in handy.

Of course, Huang Lei could hear the threat in Ho Zhen’s words. Was she angry?

She was certainly very angry, furious even, but what could she do?

All the details about the relatives’ temperaments and such were relayed by her, because Huang Jing wouldn’t discuss such things.

No, Huang Lei wouldn’t admit that this was her problem. Anyway, it was all Huang Jing’s fault. If Huang Jing hadn’t spoken out of turn, would she be in this position?

Now was not the time to discuss that, but rather to consider how to resolve the situation.

Looking at Ho Zhen’s intention, it was clear that he would definitely make her pay compensation. Also, how did Ho Zhen know that she was planning on studying abroad?

Because she was worried that her plans to go abroad might not pan out, she was reluctant to share the news too soon for fear of ridicule if it fell through. She had wanted to wait until she had the admission letter and had all the arrangements in place before announcing it.

This narrowed down the number of people who knew about her studying abroad. Thinking it over, she felt it was very likely that Huang Jing was the one who talked about it.

The thought that Huang Jing could betray her like this made Huang Lei unbearably angry. Unable to control herself, she grabbed the phone and called Huang Jing.

As expected, she heard the incessant beeping of a call not going through. Right, how could she forget that Huang Jing had long ago blocked her.

It meant she couldn’t get in touch with Huang Jing directly, which infuriated her even more.

Huang Lei was upset about not being able to contact Huang Jing, while on the other end, Ho Zhen kept pestering her about how she was contemplating the matter.

Ho Zhen: The money I spent on you, you’re definitely going to return every penny. Plus, you deceived me into marriage, damaging my reputation. You’re going to compensate me for reputational damages and also for emotional distress—150,000.

Ho Zhen: All things considered, I’ll give you a discount: 300,000.

Ho Zhen’s mind worked quickly, and he soon figured out how much money he wanted the Huang family to pay.

Since Huang Lei was unwilling to marry him, and even if she were willing now, he wouldn’t want her, God knows what this malicious woman might do to him.

Since it was inevitable that he couldn’t have her, he decided to make it simple: just pay the money. Once the money was settled, it didn’t matter if he didn’t get the person.

With the money, he could make a down payment on a house. Owning a house, even a small one, surely he wouldn’t have trouble finding a wife, right?